All About Addiction Puzzle

A set of maladaptive, compulsive behaviors learned by family members in order to survive in a family which is experiencing great emotional pain and stress

treatment

What you are getting when you are learning how to stay sober.

lie

Episodes of memory loss as a result of excessive drug or alcohol use

sobriety

The thing that reminds you how bad you want to use

me

When you have a mental health and a substance abuse diagnosis.

formication

Vivid visual memories of your past

denial

tetra-hydro-cannibol

depression

Likely to spend time in this fine establishment if you keep using.

withdrawal

The process by which an individual who is physically dependent on a substance is withdrawn from it.

alcoholicsanonymous

Much more likely to be involved with these people if you are actively using.

peerpressure

When you want to quit but can not, you are _______ .

relapse

The disorder that come from children being born to mothers who drank while pregnant

marijuana

Related to your higher power - plays a very important role in recovery.

flashbacks

Symptom when coming off of methamphetamines that insects are crawling on you (warning this is a hard one).

STD

Desire to use

genetic

Mental health diagnosis that often goes along with addiction

enabling

Its hard to keep one of these when you spend a lot of time high.

stupid

When you don't think you have a problem -defense mechanism

anger

One we we loose family trust

alcohol

What its called when an addicted person's family and friends gather together to confront the addicted person.

dependent

Why some people use drugs or alcohol: to avoid _____.

disease

Compulsive and often uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a drug.

codependency

Leading cause of relapse.

craving

Drinking while pregnant can cause these.

triggers

When you are not physically dependent but you are engaging in regular drug _______ .

police

Alcoholism is considered this because it gets worse, its treatable, if left untreated you will die.

job

Symptoms that come when some one stops using a drug or alcohol after using a lot for a long time.

drugtest

How you look after years of drug or alcohol use.

fetalalcoholsyndrome

Likely to loose a lot of this if you keep using.

abuse

Type of 12 step meeting

addiction

The process of learning to cope with feelings on a daily basis free from mind changing chemicals.

addicted

How people act when they are high.

spirituality

What some people in recovery have a hard time earning after years of addiction.

trust

Leading cause of death in emergency rooms

paranoid

what its called when friends try to get you to use with them

blackout

What you are when you can't quit because your body is physically ______.

dualdiagnosis

You are at a lot higher risk for catching this when you are drunk or high.

detox

The person I hurt most when I use drugs or alcohol.

intervention

What you will be randomly given by your probation officer if you are arrested for drug use or paraphenalia.

jail

Falling off the wagon

birthdefects

What happens to crack users who have been using all night long. The get _________ .

pain

Tendency for addiction to occur in the same family

money

When one person aids another person's use

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